spons

See also: spöns

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Noun

spons f (plural sponsen or sponzen, diminutive sponsje n)

  1. sponge

Indonesian

Noun

spons (plural spons-spons, first-person possessive sponsku, second-person possessive sponsmu, third-person possessive sponsnya)

  1. sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)


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Latin

Etymology

Possibly connected with Latin spondeō (thus a pledging of one's self to a thing; hence, opp. to external necessity or inducement, of free will, of one's own accord).

Pronunciation

Noun

spōns f (genitive spontis); third declension

  1. free will, accord, impulse, motion

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative spōns
Genitive spontis
Dative spontī
Accusative spontem
Ablative sponte
Vocative spōns

Derived terms

References
  • spons in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • spons in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • spons in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) that is self-evident, goes without saying: hoc sua sponte appāret
  • spons in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

spons

  1. imperative of sponse
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